Sometimes you just have to climb a tree. Zacchaeus in Luke’s gospel (19:1-10) was too short to see Jesus in the large crowds so he climbed a tree. I cant help but see Danny DeVito in the role of Zacchaeus. Short, grumpy and shunned by his fellow Jews for being the chief tax collector, the crowd would have elbowed Zacchaeus in fine robes and expensive shoes climbing a sycamore tree, getting bumps and scrapes along the way. But his desire…..
Sister Janice McGrane heard the words in her heart at Lourdes, “You are anointed.” From then on she fiercely dedicated herself to advocating for the needs of those most challenged in our world until her death, June 27, 2016. On the one-year anniversary of her death, Barbara, Elisa, Annette and I shared our memories of Sister Janice with many of her fellow Sisters of Saint Joseph. She touched each of us deeply as she did all who met her. I…..
Cry of the Broken-Hearted by Arlene Finocchiaro The Lord is close to the broken-hearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed. Psalm 34:19 No human could console her grief. A wolf at the Shy Wolf Sanctuary had lost her wolf companion. As I was visiting the refuge, the guide told our group that her companion had recently died from cancer. I don’t know where the companion wolf is in God’s plan, but for lonely wolf there was only painful…..
God is full of surprises. You never know when he will challenge you with what’s behind door number one, door number two, and so on. You know you have to pick one or refuse all of them. You don’t know what is on the other side. Trusting in his providence, you can only step through knowing that he has a plan and he will help you follow it. One of the blessed surprises in my life was to write With…..
